US7229422B2 - Suction cup for non-surgical correction of the form and/or functionality of the chest - Google Patents

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US7229422B2
US7229422B2 US10/502,918 US50291804A US7229422B2 US 7229422 B2 US7229422 B2 US 7229422B2 US 50291804 A US50291804 A US 50291804A US 7229422 B2 US7229422 B2 US 7229422B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
    • A61H9/005—Pneumatic massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
    • A61F5/042—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for extension or stretching
    • A61F5/048—Traction splints
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
    • A61F5/05—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for immobilising
    • A61F5/058—Splints
    • A61F5/05833—Splints rigidified by vacuum evacuation

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  • the invention relates to a suction cup for nonsurgical correction of the form and/or functionality of the chest, which cup is placed in sealing contact on the anterior side of the torso and with which partial vacuum can be applied to the body.
  • Partial vacuum is to be understood as the value of a pressure difference relative to atmospheric pressure.
  • the purpose of the invention is to influence the anatomical configuration of the bones and cartilage of the chest, and especially to exert a bending moment on the bony and cartilaginous components of the ribs, sternum and costal arches, primarily for nonsurgical correction of funnel chest.
  • the invention does not relate, or at best relates only secondarily, to cosmetic treatment of soft parts or reconstruction thereof.
  • Radical operations range from those in which the sternum is removed to the combination of mobilization of the sternum and fixation in overcorrected position.
  • Drawbacks of the prior art include the following: conservative methods are faced with a deep-rooted and widely held bias against options of this kind; cosmetic procedures achieve merely a purely cosmetic effect, which does not eliminate the effects of the funnel on the internal organs; separation of the diaphragm from the sternum represents a purely delaying tactic; radical operations impose a severe burden due to the operation and to the metal elements that remain implanted for months or years in order to fix the surgically treated funnel chest—quite aside from the patient's postoperative pain, which is sometimes considerable; for the suction cup according to Spitzy, no mention has been found of successful stabilization in the corrected condition; and the idea underlying German Patent 19734571 A1 has the disadvantage of short application units.
  • a cupping device having a suction cup is known from German Patent 4228406 C2.
  • the object of the invention is to make a suction cup of the type described in the introduction sufficiently fit for everyday use that it satisfies the criteria below to the best possible extent:
  • the suction cup that achieves this object is composed at least in part of soft elastic material. It is provided with inner flanks that flare toward the body when under atmospheric pressure.
  • the suction cup bears with lateral body-fitting portions on each side of the sternum, with an upper body-fitting portion on the upper region of the sternum and with a lower body-fitting portion on the lower region or below the sternum.
  • the deformability of the suction cup varies over its central angle. At least the upper, lower or one of the lateral body-fitting portions have different deformabilities.
  • the suction cup undergoes a deformation, by which its area of contact with the body becomes increasingly larger and by which the area overarched by it becomes increasingly smaller.
  • the pressure per unit area that the suction cup develops when partial vacuum is applied also varies over its central angle (i.e., circumference or periphery)
  • deformability can encompass deformation resistance with respect to the creation of a deformation pathway, restoring force after creation of a deformation pathway, and deformation pathway while the action of a force is being experienced.
  • the deformability can be tested by applying, perpendicular to the inner flanks of the suction cup, the end face of a cylindrical tester, whose cylinder radius can be 8 mm.
  • the poorly or not readily deformable lateral body-fitting portions of the suction cup are disposed on both sides of the sternum, the moderately deformable upper body-fitting portion is disposed in the upper region of the sternum, and the readily deformable lower body-fitting portion is disposed in the lower region or under the sternum.
  • the pressure per unit area acting on the pressure-sensitive body region under the costal arches, which region is essentially supported by musculature is smaller than on the less sensitive body region in the upper region of the sternum.
  • the highest pressure per unit area acts on the rib bones (os costale) and on the cartilaginous bridges (cartilago costale) extending these to the sternum, so that the main bending axis runs vertically.
  • the material of the body-fitting portions is homogeneous and its variations in deformability are achieved by local thickness variations. It must be noted, however, that it would also be possible to achieve the variations in deformability of the body-fitting portions by variation of their material characteristics, or to combine variation of the material characteristics with thickness variation.
  • the lateral body-fitting portions of the suction cup are the thickest.
  • the upper body-fitting portion is thinner and the lower body-fitting portion is thinnest.
  • the body-fitting portions of the suction cup are made of silicone.
  • silicone used here means polyorganosiloxane. This material is characterized by very good elastic deformability and skin tolerance. The good skin tolerance results substantially from good permeability for oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
  • the silicone can be processed by an uncomplicated, shape-imparting technique, especially casting or injection molding.
  • the silicone is preferably addition-cross-linking, but can also be condensation-cross-linking or radical-cross-linking. Processing takes place preferably at room temperature, but if desired can be accelerated by raising the temperature or by photopolymerization.
  • the body-fitting portions of the suction cup have a hardness of between 1 Shore A and 35 Shore A.
  • the suction cup is composed of a substantially rigid middle part and an apron of soft elastic material, especially silicone (polyorganosiloxane), mounted thereon and imparting a sealing effect.
  • silicone polyorganosiloxane
  • the middle part viewed in its basic outline, has the form substantially of a circle, segment of a circle or sector of a circle.
  • the middle part of the suction cup viewed in its basic outline, has lateral indentations whose rim contours are substantially arcs of circles.
  • the indentations are provided as spaces for female breasts.
  • the apron becomes broader from the middle part outward.
  • the lateral body-fitting portions have the smallest span outward from the middle part
  • the upper body-fitting portion has a larger span
  • lower body-fitting portion has the largest span.
  • the apron, all around, tapers away from the middle part to a greater or lesser degree.
  • the cross section of the apron is substantially triangular or trapezoidal.
  • the apron can also have concave or convex curvature.
  • the middle part is plane.
  • the apron has a border disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of the middle part.
  • the border can also have concave or convex curvature.
  • the middle part can also have convex curvature and, in fact, preferably slightly convex curvature.
  • the apron of the suction cup is produced by a shape-imparting method, especially casting or injection molding.
  • the middle part is embedded in the apron.
  • At least the portion of the middle part not covered by the apron is transparent. Thereby the patient can directly follow the progress of the treatment visually, which is of considerable importance for his or her motivation.
  • the middle part is equipped with a port for application of partial vacuum.
  • the partial vacuum that can be applied to the suction cup is limited by design. This is tantamount to limitation by design of the maximum pressure per unit area that can be exerted with the suction cup. This is an important safety feature, especially when the use of the suction cup is left to a medical layperson. Limitation of the partial vacuum can be achieved in various ways by design. For example, the deformability of the suction cup can be configured in such a way that the cup collapses completely if the partial vacuum exceeds a predetermined limit value. Another possibility is to equip the suction cup with a pressure-operated safety valve. Finally, the partial vacuum can be limited simply by the type of suction pump connected to the suction cup.
  • the suction pump is a hand pump. It can be carried along with ease, and it does not depend on an external energy supply. This is of great importance for everyday usability of the suction cup.
  • the partial vacuum that can be built up in the suction cup by means of the hand pump is limited by design by virtue of the type of hand pump. This is a safety feature. Experience shows that a partial vacuum of about 0.4 bar is quite sufficient. This can be built up with a small, inexpensive hand pump, which has an actuating element in the form of an elastically compressible ball, which fits easily into a shirt or coat pocket. It must be noted that a higher partial vacuum and a correspondingly stronger force effect can also be achieved with a pump of different type, but the use thereof must be reserved to medical professionals.
  • FIG. 1 shows a horizontal projection of a suction cup
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the suction cup along line 2 — 2 in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the suction cup along line 3 — 3 in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 show basic outlines of various middle parts of suction cups.
  • the suction cup according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 has a middle part in the form of a circular plate 10 , which is plane, relatively rigid and transparent.
  • Plate 10 is made of shatterproof plastic.
  • FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 show other possible basic outlines of plate 10 .
  • the basic outlines according to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 are segments of circles.
  • the basic outline according to FIG. 5 is a sector of a circle.
  • the basic outlines according to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 have lateral indentations 32 whose rims have the form of arcs of a circle.
  • plate 10 is set all round its periphery in an apron of soft elastic silicone (polyorganosiloxane).
  • apron By means of a narrow and uniformly thick collar 12 , the apron projects over the outer face 14 of plate 10 , and it covers the side edge 16 thereof.
  • the apron overlaps the inner face 18 of plate 10 for a width larger than that of collar 12 .
  • Plate 10 does not have to be transparent in the overlapped area, since the apron is nontransparent.
  • the apron extends outward from plate 10 . It has a conical slope and a plane border 20 , which is disposed in a plane parallel to plate 10 .
  • the cross section of the apron is substantially trapezoidal. All around, the apron tapers toward border 20 .
  • Body-fitting portion 22 of the apron has medium thickness here.
  • Body-fitting portion 24 is the thinnest here.
  • the apron bears on the patient's rib bones (os costale) and the cartilaginous bridges (cartilago costale) that extend them to the sternum on both sides, it has its smallest span outward from plate 10 .
  • the body-fitting portion 26 thereof is thickest here.
  • plate 10 is equipped with a port 28 .
  • This has a tube nozzle 30 , over which there can be slipped a flexible tube leading to a hand pump.
  • Port 28 can be made of plastic and be cemented into plate 10 .
  • the suction force thereof is limited to that value of force that the rims of the suction cup are capable of applying as compressive force, preferably in the region of the periphery of the funnel chest. If the load-bearing capacity of the rims of the suction cup are limited by design in selected regions, the bearing pressure of the suction cup can be selectively limited in these regions.
  • exertion of bending moments by the suction cup can be influenced by design through the load-bearing capacity of its rims. Forces opposing such bending moments are the suction force in the region overarched by the suction cup and the retaining force of the ribs in the region of the spinal column.

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